Water Department
Mission Statement
To provide clean, pure drinking water to customers and to protect health; to maintain the water distribution system, adding new lines and connections; to add new customers and provide proper pressure and clean water at all times.
The City of Calhoun operates the only public water system in Gordon County. The system includes the Water Treatment Plant, located on Mauldin Road, the raw water intake on the Coosawattee River, the well and filter facility off Campbell Road, Big Springs and smaller wells on College Street. The system also includes over 624 miles of distribution lines, located throughout Gordon County and onto the fringe areas of Pickens, Murray, Bartow and Floyd counties. The City currently serves over 21,000 water customers.
